Author(s)

Zhaozhao Qiao¹, Peijian Wu^2*

¹School of International Trade and Economics, Anhui University of Finance & Economics, Bengbu, China.
²School of Business Administration, Anhui University of Finance & Economics, Bengbu, China.

In logistics-related research, green logistics is the top priority of modern circulation reform. This article describes the research hotspots and evolutionary trends of green logistics in the past ten years by analyzing relevant literature. This paper uses visual analysis tools (such as VosViewer, CiteSpace, etc.) to analyze the knowledge graph of 304 papers. This article analyzes the co- occurrence of keywords, article citations, timeline graphs, and emergent keywords. The results show that related research on green logistics has gradually penetrated management practices and technical applications. Generally speaking, these findings help describe the latest trend of green logistics, which concentrate on supply chain management, low-carbon logistics, and other hotspots.

Green Logistics, Literature Measurement, Research Hotspots, Evolution Trend

Qiao, Z.Z. and Wu, P.J. (2021) Visual Analysis of International Green Logistics Research in the Past Ten Years: Research Hotspots and Evolutionary Trends. Open Access Library Journal, 8, 1-14. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1107559.